| Year: | 1971 |
| Team: | Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Mississippi Junior College Conference |
| Short Conf: | MJCC |
| Division: | South Division |
| Record: | 11–0 |
| Conf Record: | 9–0 |
| Head Coach: | George Sekul |
| Stadium: | A. L. May Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | Junior college national champion MJCC champion MJCC South Divisionchampion Shrine Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | MJCC championship game |
| Conf Champ Result: | W 26–14 vs. |
| Bowl: | Shrine Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 22–13 vs. |
The 1971 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College as a member of the Mississippi Junior College Conference (MJCC) during the 1971 junior college football season. The Bulldogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record (10–0 in conference games), won the MJCC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 365 to 146, and were selected as the junior college national champion in the final JC Gridwire poll of 1971.[1]
Key players included quarterback James "Dinky" McKay and halfback Rikki Autumn.[2]